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waterproof 2 hours ago

according to https://x.com/Mith_/status/2041911606213537971

> The industry standard for the recovery of lithium (remember there is a difference between recovery and extraction) is 90%, with some platforms now achieving 95%+ like those that use carbonation.

koolala an hour ago | parent | next [-]

What is the standard non-renewable resource used for the recovery process? What materials are used up as catalysts to convert it back?

Sabinus 10 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Sulfuric acid, hydrogen peroxide, sodium carbonate. Not catalysts but reagents. Most currently come from fossil fuel feedstock but that isn't essential.

nicman23 14 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

more importantly what is the cost versus getting it the non recyclable way

koolala 6 minutes ago | parent [-]

that way is 100% non-renewable, the important questions are the total long term costs

toomuchtodo 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Some battery recycling challenges are minimal volume at this point on the EV adoption curve, and LFP and sodium ion battery chemistries won’t be worth recycling for the materials alone (but still require recycling as ewaste).

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5847025/ev-battery-recy...

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/02/nx-s1-5706658/electric-vehicl...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48893945

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48013768